In short: Great street party atmosphere - spectators help make this event.In full: Great street party atmosphere - still some stop/start in narrow parts even at return to the Tower area - though better flow this year.Very quick baggage retreival marshals.Date of review: May 22, 2011

In short: A must for any runner!In full: This was my first London Marathon; I had applied many times before but to no avail. Unfortunately I as I started back in zone 5 it took a few miles to actually start running at my target pace - this did set me back quite a bit and was very frustrating. This combined with the heat in the second half made it a particularly tough race (strangely more challenging than my previous marathon at Beachy Head). My only criticisms are about 'runner's etiquitte': firstly, too many runners were indiscriminately throwing water bottles across other runners and over the heads of the spectators (some were actually hit!); and secondly, as runners tired in the last 6 miles many just stopped and started walking without any consideration for those still running behind - this was very frustrating. Aside from these, it was a very memorable and emotional experience - strongly recommended.Date of review: April 28, 2011